Author:Singh, Advaita A; Pillay, Priyen; Kwezi, Lusisizwe; Tsekoa, Tsepo LDate:Dec 2021Despite a reduction in global HIV prevalence the development of a pipeline of new therapeutics or pre-exposure prophylaxis to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic are of high priority. Antibody-based therapies offer several advantages and have been ...Read more
Author:Ma, JKC; Chikwamba, Rachel K; Sparrow, P; Fischer, R; Mahoney, R; Twyman, RMDate:Dec 2005Plant-derived pharmaceuticals are poised to become the next major commercial development in biotechnology. The advantages they offer in terms of production scale and economy, product safety, ease of storage and distribution cannot be matched ...Read more
Author:Hassan, RMDate:Nov 1996A fairly comprehensive range of planting choices made by maize farmers in Kenya (including discrete endogenous variables creating self-selectivity) is modelled and estimated as one system of interrelated decisions. Two-stage and three-stage ...Read more
Author:Te Beest, M; Stevens, N; Olff, H; Van der Putten, WHDate:Sep 2009Soil communities and their interactions with plants may play a major role in determining the success of invasive species. However, rigorous investigations of this idea using cross-continental comparisons, including native and invasive plant ...Read more
Author:Iroegbu, AOC; Sadiku, RE; Ray, Suprakas S; Hamam, YDate:Mar 2020Pervasive plastic wastes, pollution and detrimental environmental ethics are a serious threat in South Africa. Compared with global trends, most studies undertaken on plastic pollutions in water bodies across South Africa have generally been ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, WPDate:Jan 2012The effect of platform skin return on retrodirective cross-eye jamming is analysed, allowing the parameters of a cross-eye jammer in the presence of skin return to be determined. The inherently unknown phase of the platform skin return is ...Read more
Author:Manoto, Sello L; Lugongolo, Masixole Y; Govender, Ureshnie; Mthunzi-Kufa, PatienceDate:Mar 2018Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem. Early diagnosis, rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and monitoring of viral load are the key strategies for effective HIV management. Many people in resource limited ...Read more
Author:Meissner, Richard; Funke, Nicola S; Nortje, KarenDate:2016We reflect on the politics of establishing catchment management agencies in South Africa with a specific focus on the Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA), which was recently replaced by the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management ...Read more
Author:Bugan, Richard DH; Tredoux, Gideon; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Israel, SumayaDate:Jun 2018The monitoring of pollution plumes from municipal landfills is essential in order to control and, where necessary, remediate aquifer contamination. The Atlantis historical landfill was established in 1975 and was unlined as it preceded the ...Read more
Author:Bugan, Richard DH; Tredoux, Gideon; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Israel, SumayaDate:Jun 2018The monitoring of pollution plumes from municipal landfills is essential in order to control and, where necessary, remediate aquifer contamination. The Atlantis historical landfill was established in 1975 and was unlined as it preceded the ...Read more
Author:Hobbs, PJ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Rascher, J; Cobbing, JEDate:May 2010While South Africa has made significant progress in shifting policy frameworks to address mine closure and mine-water management, and the mining industry has changed their practices to conform to new regulations, vulnerabilities in the current ...Read more
Author:Msomi, PF; Nonjola, Patrick N; Ndungu, PG; Ramontja, JDate:Oct 2020A series of anion exchange membranes (AEM) based on poly (2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene) (PPO) and polysulfone (PSF) blended with TiO2 were prepared and investigated. The water uptake, swelling ratio, ion exchange capacity, ion conductivity ...Read more
Author:Mkhabela, VJ; Ray, Suprakas SDate:2014Polycaprolactone is a bioresorbable polymer that has been extensively used in the biomaterials field and a number of drug-delivery systems. The superior rheological and viscoelastic properties of this polymer render it easy to manufacture and ...Read more
Author:Mngomezulu, ME; Luyt, AS; Chapple, Stephen A; John, Maya JDate:Jan 2018This work reports on the effect of commercial expandable graphite (EG) on the flammability and thermal decomposition properties of PLA-starch blend. The PLA-starch/EG composites were prepared by melt-mixing and their thermal stability, volatile ...Read more